tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137745797004379701.post4776239341921363089..comments2024-01-09T21:58:47.422-06:00Comments on Protest and Hyperbole: CrooooooooningSassmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15360141438357032519noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137745797004379701.post-63213982053761286642007-02-21T20:45:00.000-06:002007-02-21T20:45:00.000-06:00Besides, helLO Behind Closed Doors. And, it is my ...Besides, helLO Behind Closed Doors. And, it is my contention that Elvis was a hillbilly to the core, king of rock and roll or not.Sassmasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15360141438357032519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137745797004379701.post-86227203186410641542007-02-21T20:38:00.000-06:002007-02-21T20:38:00.000-06:00Country music ALWAYS qualifies on my list. You're ...Country music ALWAYS qualifies on my list. You're right, that was an obvious one. But then I somehow missed Suspicious Minds, on which I've sung the oooo ooos. It's a good thing I've got you guys 'cause my mind is going.Sassmasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15360141438357032519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137745797004379701.post-35921146062364514922007-02-21T19:33:00.000-06:002007-02-21T19:33:00.000-06:00It doesn't appear that country music really qualif...It doesn't appear that country music really qualifies on this list, but you all missed an obvious one: Blue by Patsy Cline (or more recently Leann Rimes). <BR/><BR/>Love, <BR/><BR/>Your hick little brotherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137745797004379701.post-28245081684023788492007-02-17T22:23:00.000-06:002007-02-17T22:23:00.000-06:00Al! Perhaps it's my duty to stage an intervention,...Al! Perhaps it's my duty to stage an intervention, but I'm just going to go ahead and encourage your obsession. I like you like this! If there's anything I can do to be a more effective enabler, you just let me know. <BR/><BR/>oxoxSassmasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15360141438357032519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137745797004379701.post-71778972298675371502007-02-17T18:41:00.000-06:002007-02-17T18:41:00.000-06:00he is a mad-man will someone please make him stop....he is a mad-man will someone please make him stop...mullyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03132454130132051475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137745797004379701.post-61969210998863678662007-02-17T17:17:00.000-06:002007-02-17T17:17:00.000-06:00it's bad enough that i just can't stop, but now i ...it's bad enough that i just can't stop, but now i have gotten krista to think of songs too. she thought of a frente song that is called either 'don't make me smile' or 'you don't have a clue' (really, i don't!) and 'maps and legends' by REM.<BR/><BR/>i spent all day at work friday bumping thru my mp3s and came up with:<BR/><BR/>girl of my dreams-brams tchaikovsky<BR/><BR/>behind closed doors-the silver fox<BR/><BR/>once is enough-lyle lovett<BR/><BR/>a love like yours-dusty springfield<BR/><BR/>'circle i' and 'california desert party'-jonathan richman (anything off of modern lovers '88 will do)<BR/><BR/>just like starting over-lennon<BR/><BR/>alex chilton-replacements<BR/><BR/>thank you ladies and gents-bigstar<BR/><BR/>(the last 2 would make a killer segue...too bad 'we're the replacements' by they might be giants doesn't have any oooo's in it.)(well, now i'm just micro-managing your list...you go ahead and do what you feel is neccesary. i'm sure it will all be very nice.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137745797004379701.post-37860080276870998212007-02-16T18:16:00.000-06:002007-02-16T18:16:00.000-06:00suspicious minds of coursesuspicious minds of coursemullyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03132454130132051475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137745797004379701.post-12555241581125227752007-02-16T06:53:00.000-06:002007-02-16T06:53:00.000-06:00And here I was afraid this one would be a head scr...And here I was afraid this one would be a head scratcher. Cool! Thanks Mips and Al (again) and cK. Mips, I can't believe I didn't think of Purple Rain. I've been swooning over his Super Bowl performance--I'm just enough of a dork that I was all, "It's raining and he did Purple Rain! Cool."Sassmasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15360141438357032519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137745797004379701.post-4936631719649735002007-02-16T00:15:00.000-06:002007-02-16T00:15:00.000-06:00Oh, wow. James Brown, definitely. There's one song...Oh, wow. James Brown, definitely. There's one song, probably called "Good Thing" or "I got a good thing" in which he has numerous moments of just saying "Oooo!" after which trumpets will issue a short punctuating tone or two.<BR/>-cKcKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05361765660743618975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137745797004379701.post-66190809466177285712007-02-15T23:49:00.000-06:002007-02-15T23:49:00.000-06:00To sir with love-al greenI say a little prayer-al ...To sir with love-al green<BR/>I say a little prayer-al green (really, any al green song would work, but these are cool ‘gender-bending’ covers)<BR/><BR/>Speaking of gender benders…<BR/>Time (clock of the heart)-culture club<BR/>Church of the poison mind-culture club<BR/><BR/>Pearls on a string-dusty trails<BR/><BR/>For lovers only-southern culture on the skids<BR/><BR/>Marie provost-nick lowe (its about a silent movie has-been that was found in her apartment dead and half eaten by her pet dog…but it has some ‘oooooh’s’ in it!)<BR/><BR/>Midnight train to georgia-gladys knight<BR/><BR/>The politics of dancing- re-flex (the politics of ‘ooooooh’ feelin’ good)…is this message understood?<BR/><BR/>Candy everybody wants-10,000maniacs <BR/><BR/>Sara smile-hall and oates<BR/><BR/>Young american-david bowie<BR/><BR/>Light in your eyes-subdudes<BR/><BR/>cheeze-it christ, this is addictive...but it's close to midnight and i got to get some sleep! i love thinking about this kind of stuff (and i love you)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137745797004379701.post-53877454464647007322007-02-15T21:08:00.000-06:002007-02-15T21:08:00.000-06:00I like this list, here's a few that stick out in m...I like this list, here's a few that stick out in my head:<BR/><BR/>The Shins - New Slang:<BR/>There's a really catchy 'ooo' that begins and ends this song, love it.<BR/><BR/>Prince - Purple Rain:<BR/>I adore that really high 'ooo' he sings at the end, every time I here it, I gotta sing along.<BR/><BR/>Stevie Wonder - Never Had a Dream Come True:<BR/>Starts with a duo singing on "doo", it's irresistible!<BR/><BR/>Mark Mallman - Love Look At You:<BR/>A local great, sings "love, look at you, oooo". I recommend that anybody and everybody checks him out, he's amazing.<BR/><BR/>Donna Summer - I Feel Love:<BR/>"ooooo, I feel love, I feel love,..." etc. <BR/><BR/><BR/>Well, that's all I got for now:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137745797004379701.post-81828321545181155842007-02-15T20:54:00.000-06:002007-02-15T20:54:00.000-06:00Thanks Al Fish! Yer the best.Thanks Al Fish! Yer the best.Sassmasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15360141438357032519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137745797004379701.post-64671720041965856432007-02-15T20:51:00.000-06:002007-02-15T20:51:00.000-06:00u li la lu by poi dog ponderingmy ever changing mo...u li la lu by poi dog pondering<BR/><BR/>my ever changing mood - style council<BR/><BR/>goin' south - wolfgang press (i know, i know... i promised you i would get it to you! sorry)<BR/><BR/>then came you - spinners (they are singing 'yooooou' but it could work in a pinch.<BR/><BR/>brand new friend - lloyd cole<BR/><BR/>Israelites-desmond dekker (they may be singing 'ohhhh' but again...a judgement call)<BR/><BR/>why can't we be friends-warAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137745797004379701.post-25833591856555487872007-02-15T13:58:00.000-06:002007-02-15T13:58:00.000-06:00Probably something from kd lang's Torch 'n' Twang....Probably something from kd lang's Torch 'n' Twang. She's big on the long vowel (and the lower case initial).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137745797004379701.post-3700435700862278822007-02-15T13:30:00.000-06:002007-02-15T13:30:00.000-06:00Thanks C! OMG, I'm so embarrassed that I didn't th...Thanks C! OMG, I'm so embarrassed that I didn't think of Burning Love. Forgive me, Elvis! Especially 'cause I'm reading the Guralnick now. Mmmm that's some tasty biography.Sassmasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15360141438357032519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137745797004379701.post-34885482096473648902007-02-15T13:19:00.000-06:002007-02-15T13:19:00.000-06:00Hmm:Just a couple off the top of my head:Death Def...Hmm:<BR/><BR/>Just a couple off the top of my head:<BR/><BR/>Death Defying by Hoodoo Gurus (band name has nice "ooos" in it) Plus nearly every line in the song is punctuated by an "ooowee!" that distinctly Australian.<BR/><BR/>Lucky Number by Lene Lovich (it's almost impossible to spell the vowel sounds in the chorus, but it's like "uuah uuooh, wuuah, oh")<BR/><BR/>Burning Love by Elvis (that first line is classic)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137745797004379701.post-31726311659884383372007-02-15T12:54:00.000-06:002007-02-15T12:54:00.000-06:00I'm totally going to have Mips post here. She just...I'm totally going to have Mips post here. She just posted a list of five voices she really likes. She'll probably have some fine recs for ya.<BR/><BR/>I retire to pondering chamber (and NO that is not my name for the loo).<BR/>-cKcKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05361765660743618975noreply@blogger.com